Sententiarum libri tres

work by Isidore of Sevilla

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Sententiarum libri tres is a theological handbook authored by St. Isidore of Sevilla around 600 CE. This work is a compilation of moral and theological teachings, presented in the form of collected sentences. Isidore of Sevilla was a Spanish theologian, archbishop, and encyclopedist, considered the last of the Western Latin Fathers. His writings, including Sententiarum libri tres, were highly influential during the Middle Ages. The Sentences is distinct from Peter Lombard's Four Books of Sentences, which became the standard theological text much later.123

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…biographies of 86 biblical persons; Sententiarum libri tres (“Three Books of Sentences”), a handbook of morals and theology in the form of collected sentences; De officiis ecclesiasticis (“On Church Duties”), a liturgical work dealing with offices and clerical members; and Synonima (“Synonyms”), a spiritual meditation.
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…biographies of 86 biblical persons; Sententiarum libri tres (“Three Books of Sentences”), a handbook of morals and theology in the form of collected sentences; De officiis ecclesiasticis (“On Church Duties”), a liturgical work dealing with offices and clerical members; and Synonima (“Synonyms”), a spiritual meditation.
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